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patent defect — ➔ defect1 * * * patent defect UK US noun [C] LAW ► a fault in a product, property, or document that could be noticed by careful examination, and is usually noticed before a sale or agreement: »The law recognises two types of defects: patent… … Financial and business terms

apparent defects — Those defects in goods which can be discovered by simple inspection; see U.C.C. No. 2 605. Also, may refer to title defects which appear on the record. See patent patent defect … Black's law dictionary

apparent defects — Those defects in goods which can be discovered by simple inspection; see U.C.C. No. 2 605. Also, may refer to title defects which appear on the record. See patent patent defect … Black's law dictionary

reissue patent — re·is·sue patent /ˌrē i ˌshü , is ˌyü / n: a patent that is issued to fix defects (as invalid claims) of an original patent and that replaces and is granted for the remainder of the term of the original patent Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary

evidence — n Evidence, testimony, deposition, affidavit are, in their legal senses, closely related but not synonymous terms. The last three designate forms of evidence, or material submitted to a competent legal tribunal as a means of ascertaining where… … New Dictionary of Synonyms